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[Kilo]

[Susil]

I have a question that might be crucial...


Is the Operator in this scene?

Obviously we see him, that's not the issue. I mean, is he physically there? Its just his presence is, as far as I can tell, only in those few seconds of distortion. I'll try and break down each side of the argument as I see it...

He's there: Well, if the Operator was at kid-Alex's birthday, we can safely say he's been stalked for much longer than the MH filming time. It might also point to the possibility of the Operator time travelling. The questions that this raises have been brought up and discussed already - things like why Alex, how does he escape for so long, etc.

He's not really there: This implies a lot more than has been discussed, I think. We can be pretty sure this video has been edited, with the symbol over little Alex's face. So, can we be sure that the Operator is part of this scene at all? Because if he's not, then a lot of the 'stalked since childhood' theories become a lot less solid.

Questions:

1. Have we ever seen the Operator turn up amongst the distortion like this before? The closest I can think of is at the end of 23 - mostly when we see him he's obviously in the scene as a physical presence.

2. How much have camcorders changed since the early '90s? (I've never owned one). I ask this because would the original tape that this was filmed on compat with the current cameras the MH guys have been using? If it was originally on a different format, then it must have been deliberately written to one of the tapes Jay found - assuming, of course, that it came from them. I wonder... if the tape formats are the same, might it be that Alex accidentally (or deliberately) used an old tape from his parents to record on. And that if the operator was caught on the tape on another occasion it sort of... corrupted all the footage. Many people suggested after entry 26 that cameras that have captured the operator somehow carry his essence. If the same is true of tapes, perhaps what we are seeing is not the Operator at Alex's party, but footage that is become more and more corrupted by something else recorded.

3. Is there a... human explaination here? Skwid put forward a good case for it not being Jay's work. If it is TTA's doing, keep in mind that some of their videos carry quite a threatening tone. Perhaps this is a video made as some sort of threat. I'd be pretty worried if somebody uploaded decade-old family video that I'd not given them. If this video came directly from Alex's parents, is it suggesting they're in danger now too?


Argh. Far too much speculation.

[chickenburger]

[McWeird007]

[sp103]

Well that's a strange entTry.

I try to not to over analyze Marble Hornets, so with the tweets beforehand I think this video was uploaded by TTA or the Operator himself to show Alex has been a constant victim or part of his life. Nice little spin on the story.

[Oscar Langley]

Wait, wasn't there a regular VHS tape in the entry where J opened the safe? I remember seeing one and thinking it was odd. If there was one, that may be the tape this entry came from. My family had a circa '91 camera when I was little and that's the kind of tape it took.

[7thhouse]

I'm totally new to the Slendy myth, Marble Hornets, etc. I have read every single page (it has taken me two days!) of this thread and since I'm new, maybe it has given me a, uhm, fresh perspective? If none of this makes any sense, feel free to ignore.

What if Slendy is a family affair? What if Slendy is passed, father-to-son, for generations? Maybe Alex's dad WAS a Slender Man, and his son was supposed to find victims? The birthday present young Alex is opening has Slender Man-type pictures on it, and if you look veeery carefully it looks like he is playing with the head of the Slender-doll still in the package. What if this is the birthday Alex's dad passed Slender-powers on to his boy? Then something happened and Alex "forgot" his Slender duties… After videotaping himself and seeing dear old Slender-Dad stalking him as a reminder of what he should be doing, maybe he tried to forget again, or run away from his duties?

(What prompted me along this thought line: Someone mentioned Jessica being Alex's sister. Someone else mentioned the deep "singing" voice was the Operator. Someone else mentioned dad/grandpa bringing Slendy back from a war. Someone else mentioned people "becoming" Slendy, or that there are more than one of Slender Man. And still another person mentioned Alex finding Slender-victims for Slendy.)

Don't know if any of that makes any sense, but I thought it was a fun theory.

[Randoman96]

I think that there is SOME signifigance to some of the dates. Maybe not all, but some of them.

Also I really don't know how people are getting that the singing is the Operator. That just sounds really stupid to me...

I DO have a genuine theory for this post however. I don't personally think it's true, but it was just a thought.

The woman next to Alex (his mother?) waves away someone off camera, and Alex looks at it and gets the (X) symbol on his face.
Is it possible that off-camera, the Operator really does have a face and appears normal, it's just when recorded he doesn't have one.

Maybe that's how he stays anonymous in a way. His face can change and adapt to be a different person if need be.

This could also be a part of the whole "Slendy hates cameras" thing.

[Zarggg]

[onetruepurple]

Something to consider:

Jay tweeted that he was about to upload entry #37 but YouTube didn't let him - this implies that the entry was finished and ready to go.

'enttry #37' doesn't have the title card or the usual commentary at the beginning, it's just the raw footage.

Where did the real entry #37 go?

[Zaden]

[Magyk]

[JKatkina]

[Zaden]

[Spacechicken]

It probably doesn't matter, but can anyone tell what Alex's present is? To me it looks a lot like a container that a LEGO Bionicle comes in. It is even the right size and shape. However, the first Bionicles came out in 2000, so either I'm wrong, or this is another small error.